| A Whole Plant Herbaceous Angiosperm from the Middle Jurassic of China | |
| Han Gang; Liu Zhongjian; Liu Xueling; Mao Limi; Jacques, Frederic M. B.; Wang Xin | |
| 2016 | |
| Source Publication | ACTA GEOLOGICA SINICA-ENGLISH EDITION
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| Volume | 90Issue:1Pages:19-29 |
| Abstract | In contrast to woody habit with secondary growth, truthful herbaceous habit lacking secondary growth is restricted to angiosperms among seed plants. Although angiosperms might have occurred as early as in the Triassic and herbaceous habit theoretically may have been well adopted by pioneer angiosperms, pre-Cretaceous herbs are missing hitherto, leaving the origin of herbs and evolution of herbaceous angiosperms mysterious. Here we report Juraherba bodae gen. et sp. nov, a whole plant herbaceous angiosperm, from the Middle Jurassic (>164 Ma) at Daohugou Village, Inner Mongolia, China, a fossil Lagerstatten that is worldwide famous for various fossil finds. The angiospermous affinity of Juraherba is ensured by its enclosed ovules/seeds. The plant is small but complete, with physically connected hairy root, stem, leaves, and fructifications. The Middle Jurassic age recommends Juraherba as the earliest record of herbaceous seed plants, demanding a refresh look at the evolutionary history of angiosperms. |
| Keyword | Seed Plant Jurassic Herbaceous Whole Plant Angiosperm |
| Document Type | 期刊论文 |
| Identifier | https://ir.xtbg.ac.cn/handle/353005/9699 |
| Collection | 古生态研究组 |
| Recommended Citation GB/T 7714 | Han Gang,Liu Zhongjian,Liu Xueling,et al. A Whole Plant Herbaceous Angiosperm from the Middle Jurassic of China[J]. ACTA GEOLOGICA SINICA-ENGLISH EDITION,2016,90(1):19-29. |
| APA | Han Gang,Liu Zhongjian,Liu Xueling,Mao Limi,Jacques, Frederic M. B.,&Wang Xin.(2016).A Whole Plant Herbaceous Angiosperm from the Middle Jurassic of China.ACTA GEOLOGICA SINICA-ENGLISH EDITION,90(1),19-29. |
| MLA | Han Gang,et al."A Whole Plant Herbaceous Angiosperm from the Middle Jurassic of China".ACTA GEOLOGICA SINICA-ENGLISH EDITION 90.1(2016):19-29. |
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